The Three Bases for Ethics

• People are animals (in a biological sense).
  
• People are social.
  
• People are rational.

1. People are Animals (in a biological sense)

• A. People have physical bodies which have the following characteristics;
  • 1. People are material beings. (i.e., "stuff")
  • 2. People exist in time and space.
  • 3. People are subject to physical laws
• B. This means (implies) that all humans have the capacity to experience the following;
  • 1. pain
  • 2. deprivation
  • 3. danger